Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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If you’re comparable to Graham Taylor, you’re losing
There was a line in an old Irish soap opera that, although it was filmed less than two miles from my front door, had come and gone before my time. The Riordans, which turned out to be a forerunner to Bracken and, eventually, Glenroe. Anyway, the only line I’ve ever heard from show out at…
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Selections for Clonmel – Apr. 2nd 2026
4.30: LOOK TO THE WEST (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 5.00: LONG ROAD – EW – (DYLAN ROBINSON/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 5.30: KAISER DU CHENAY (RICKY DOYLE/MARTIN BRASSIL) 6.00: ONE TO WITNESS (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 6.30: ELLIE’S ROCK (JOHN SHINNICK/TERENCE O’BRIEN) 7.00: GINO BELLA (SIMON TORRENS/PAT FOLEY) 7.30: LITTLE JOHN – EW – (ALAN O’SULLIVAN (7)/COLIN MOTHERWAY)
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Meath go through the gears in second half to see off dogged Laois
MEATH… 3-12 LAOIS… 0-10 The final score states there were 11 points between the sides at the end, but don’t fooled. Inclination might be to think that this was a fairly routine night’s work for Cathal O’Bric’s team, but it was anything but. Now, as if to directly contradict the above statement, Meath never looked…
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O’Bric rotates bench ahead of Laois test
While sticking with the same starting 15 as that which put 5-19 on Carlow seven days ago, Meath U-20 football manager Cathal O’Bric has rotated his substitutes bench ahead of tonight’s second round outing against Laois at Donaghmore/Ashbourne. As a result of which Charlie Gallagher of St Peter’s Dunboyne and Liam Jennings representing Blackhall Gaels…
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Selections for Dundalk – Apr. 1st 2026
5.15: AN LAOCHMOR (COLIN KEANE/DANNY MURPHY) 5.45: INISHFALLEN (COLIN KEANE/STEPHEN THORNE) 6.15: FAUSTYNA – EW – (GARY CARROLL/GAVIN CROMWELL) 6.45: OCEAN’S BREATH (COLIN KEANE/GER LYONS) 7.15: KITTY BEAR (ORLA TYNAN (7)/ANDY SLATTERY) 7.45: EMMELEIA (GAVIN RYAN/DONNACHA O’BRIEN) 8.15: BILLIE FRECHETTE – EW – (EMILY GRIFFERTY (7)/NOEL MEADE)
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Selections for Limerick – Mar. 31st 2026
4.10: SHIRZAN – EW – (CIAN CULLINAN (7)/PAUL FAHEY) 4.40: CROOKED PATH – EW – (DAN KING/DENIS HOGAN) 5.10: BLAZING DUKE – EW – (EOIN STAPLES (5)/PAUL NOLAN) 5.42: ANNIE BUTTON (JORDAN GAINFORD/PETER FLOOD) 6.12: MIDNIGHT MOONSHINE – EW – (ALEX HARVEY/WILLIAM HARVEY) 6.42: COME ON THE LADS (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 7.12: EVEN THO (PADDY…
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Make mine a double
Not so long ago in this space, mention was made of the wonderful decision it has turned out to be for each division of the National Football League to have its own final. As a result of same, teams such as Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Wicklow, Wexford, Sligo, Fermanagh and Carlow have all got days…
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Jack The Lad Strikes To Keep Title Tilt On Track
MEATH… 1-22 CORK… 2-17 Simplistic headline, yes. But doesn’t it say it all? Well no, it doesn’t. It doesn’t tell half the story, of the day, never mind the campaign. To date. A five star display from Ruairi Kinsella, whom it was feared at one stage would miss the entire league. Jack O’Connor cementing his…
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We Are The Champions!
MEATH… 1-22 CORK… 2-17 Simplistic headline, yes. But doesn’t it say it all? Well no, it doesn’t. It doesn’t tell half the story, of the day, never mind the campaign. To date. A five star display from Ruairi Kinsella, whom it was feared at one stage would miss the entire league. Jack O’Connor cementing his…
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Selections for Downpatrick – Mar. 29th 2026
2.07: HE CAN’T DANCE (JOSH WILLIAMSON (5)/GORDON ELLIOTT) 2.42: SAUNTON SURF – EW – (OISIN MCGILL (5)/GARY MCGILL) 3.17: DAIRY FORCE (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.52: TAKE STOCK – EW – (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 4.27: SLANAGAIBHGOLEIR – EW – (JOSH WILLIAMSON (5)/GORDON ELLIOTT) 5.00: KARAFON – EW – (DANNY MULLINS/STUART CRAWFORD) 5.30: WEST OF IDAHO –…
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